Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3482, John Fehr, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Pam
Fehr, John Fair,
R. 3482
Eva
CONTENTS

John Yohe to Hugh Bishop
No 7944.
Respectfully Ref'd to the Commissioner of Pensions Richard Brodhead

Berkshire. Whereas it is thought that Eva Fehr of Berkshire  Berkshire Township Northampton County (widow) is entitled to a Pension from the Government of the United States for services rendered by her husband John Fehr (a Revolutionary Soldier) etc. And whereas the said Clarissa is uncertain and whereas John Yoke of Upper Mount Bethel Township Northampton County has spent some of his time & money in endeavoring to establish the said Claim Now Know all men by these presents that the said Eva Fehr for and in consideration of the considerations aforesaid and also for and in consid- eration of family relationship and divers other consid- erations doth hereby give and grant unto the said John Yoke her executors administrators assigns all the right title claim to demand whatsoever of her the said Eva Fehr unto the Pension aforesaid hereby giving and granting unto him all moneys due or to be due unto her by reason of the services of her deceased husband aforesaid And the said Eva Fehr doth hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said John Yoke her true and lawful Attorney in her name to prosecute and collect the said claim Hereby authorizing and empowering him the said John Yoke with full power to act in the said premises as fully as if she were personally present and hereby ratifying all his said acts and authorizing him the said John Yoke to appoint authorize and empower other attorneys under him & giving to them and their acts all the power and authority hereby granted to the said John Yoke Witness my hand and seal this 12th day of January A.D. 1852. Witness John Wilson Eva Fehr (Seal)

Northampton County ss
On the 12th day of January A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County Eva Fehr within named and duly acknowledged the within to be her act and deed and therein the same might be re- corded as such
Witness my Hand and Seal this day and year above written
John Wilson Seal.
I John Fehr the Attorney within named do hereby nominate Constable and appoint Philip Johnson of Eastern, Pennsylvania my Attorney for me and in my name to make the application within mentioned and referred to
Witness my Hand and Seal March 26. 1853
John Fehr Seal
Wilner Brown James Yonker

In the matter of the application of Eva Fehr of Bushkill Hamble Township Northampton County Pennsylvania for a near age of Pension due her on behalf of her husband John Fehr late a soldier of the Revolution etc.
Eva Fehr the applicant named makes this her declaration and hereby declares and sets forth. 1 st That she is the widow of the said John Fehr, 2 nd That she was married to him on the 13 th day of May A. D. 1773. as appears by a marriage Registry remain- ing in her possession. That her husband was at the time of her marriage about five years older than she: That her said husband John Fehr died at Bushkill Township Northampton County on the 24 th day of February A. D. 1839. That she resided with her said husband in Northampton County about Fifty Three Years: That previous to this time she resided in Bucks County Pennsylvania, where she was born and married. And the said Eva Fehr further declares and sets forth that she was born on the 10 th day of February A. D. 1757. and that she is now almost ninety five years of age. That she distinctly remembers that her husband John Fehr was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution That the first time he was drawn or volunteered he served personally in that capacity the whole of his term. That the second time he was drawn or volunteered he procured a substitute and that the third time he was drawn or volunteered he served personally himself the whole of his term. and that she thinks that this last time he was in the service he served until the close of the War. And further the said applicant declares and sets forth that she has often heard her husband speak of his service in which he was engaged and that the last time he was in the service he served as a Teamster. that she often heard him

Speak of carting flour meat &c. for the army — That she remembers hearing him speak of serving under a certain Irvine or McIrvine she does not remember the exact name. And also that she has heard him speak of a certain Robert Stewart as an officer to whom he was subordinate. And the said Applicant further declares and sets forth that the marriage Registry of German Daughton, now in her possession has been in the family since her marriage with her said husband in the Year 1773. — And that so far as she knows (the Record it contains is true and correct.) Sworn & Subscribed Jan 12. 1852 Before me. John Wilson J.P. Eva her X Feb. mark

State of Pennsylvania Northampton County
S. J. John A. Jones Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County do hereby certify that John Wilson is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and was a Justice of the Peace at the time when the foregoing affidavit and acknowledgment purports to have been made and taken of the said County of Northampton.
Duly Commissioned Sworn and by Law qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgment of Deeds and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine
Witness my Hand and the Seal of the said Court at Easton the thirty first day of March A.D. 1853.
J. A. Jones Proth.

Edward J. Hoff.
July 16/57.

Pension Office
July 16, 1857
Sir
In answer to your letter of 15 th ultimo, I have to inform you that in the declaration for a pension of Eva Fehr, of Pa, widow of John, she alleged that her husband performed two tours of militia duty in Pa, and also served as a Teamster, in the Revolutionary war, and that one officer under whom he served was Robert Stewart.
This declaration was not accompanied by any sort of testimony to prove her husband's service; and, as this office contains no evidence of the alleged service, her claim was not allowed.
Edward J. Fox Esq., Easton, Pa.

Boston Postoffice Nov 14 th 1830
To the Principal officer in the Pensions office
My dear Sir
Mr George Yohaze of the county of Northampton Penn a and his wife Eve his wife Being the Daughter of John Fair a Soldier in the Revolutionary war of 1824 whereas George Yohaze and wife having made application for the pensions of said John Fair By employing Philip Johnson Esq attorney at Law at Easton in said County to whom they gave a power to attend to the securing of said pensions for them and it is well known that Philip Johnson has been to Washington one that Business having first got the necessary papers from George Yohaze and Eve his wife since that time they have heard nothing of it and they say that their attorney P. Johnson wont give them any Satisfactory Information concerning the matter and further Mr Johnson denies of ever having any Power of attorney or any papers from them from that fact they Believe that Johnson has secured the pensions and put it in his pocket the object in writing to the department is to ascertain whether any applications have been made for a pensions for any of the above named persons and if so whether any has been secured as not - please oblige me with an answer on the subject Yours &c. &c. Mr G. Stier , T.M. Boston Postoffice Northampton county Penn a

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
3482
Ann
P. O. _____
Eva Fehr
Service: with John
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
RECEIVED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

No 7944 Eva Sehr Widow of John Pa
Philip Johanna June 29 M. E. Stier not found Jan. 2/53 3/53 John John 15 May/57 Edward J. Fox July 16/57
3482
Act July 4 1836

C. Clark
Boston Pa Apr 29 th 1857
To the Honorable the Commissiner of Pennsylvania
Dear Sir
I desire to inquire if there is on file in your office an application on behalf of Eva Fehr or Fair of this Northampton county for a pension on account of the military service of her deceased Husband John Fehr or Fair and if so I desire it consistent with the Rules of the Department - to withdraw the all papers to wit the power of attorney to me and also the declaration of Eva Fehr or Fair please inform me what papers are on file and oblige
Yours Respectfully John Goke per Philip Johnson Boston Pa Northampton Co Penn ty

Philip Johnson,
June 29/53

Pension Office June 29 1853
Sir  The informal application of Eva Hehr widow of John of Pa has been examined and filed under the Act of July 4 1836. No evidence of their  her husband's service is in the possession of this Office. Application should be made to the Auditor Genl. of Pa for such evidence as he may possess — The original family Record must be furnished to this Office to show the date of her marriage. I enclose a form for a declaration under the Act of July 4 1836. to be used in this case,
Philip Johnson Esq Easton Pa

I am personally & since well acquainted with Philip Johnson the writer of the within letter - He is an honest man, & intelligent man though not a Pennine or clerical agent -
Richard Brinsley

Easton Penna. March 31. 1833 To the Honorable the Commissioner of Pensions
Enclosed is a Power of Attorney executed to John Fehr of by him to me and also a Declaration of Eva Fehr (Fair) informally drawn but I suppose sufficient for my present purpose which is to inquire of the Department whether any Bonds of the services of her husband John Fehr can be found. The old lady is now past 96 years of age and cannot be expected to designate with much certainty the service of her husband.
She speaks of a certain Robert Stewart who she thinks was a subordinate officer to a certain Irwin &c. By examination I have found that Stewart & Irwin were both Colonels in the Revolution. The first commanded the 6th Penna Regiment and the 2nd the Second Regiment of the Penna. line — Perhaps, however, they one may have been a subordinate at the time of the services of John Fehr (or Fair).
Will the Department inform me whether the name of John Fehr appears upon any of the Rolls.
Philip Johnson

Easton, Penn a
June 15. 1857.
Sir
In the year 1852 or in 1853 Eve Rehr, widow of John Rehr, a revolutionary soldier, employed a person here to make out her application for a pension, which she supposes was forwarded to your office, but she cannot ascertain whether it was ever granted, nor indeed whether it was even forwarded.
Please inform me whether the application was ever received, and if so, what action was taken upon it.
Respectfully yours
Edward J. Fox
The Com r . of Pensions Washington

Pension Office, May 15, 1857.
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 29 th ult. I have to inform you that we cannot, consistently with the regulations, allow the papers in the case of Eva Fehr, widow of John Fehr, to be withdrawn from the files of this office
Yrs
John Yohe, Esq., Boston, Northampton Co., Pa
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